Full Text of HR0257 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Mark W. | 4 | | Anderson of Chicago, who passed away on March 2, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Mark Anderson was born in Chicago on December 11, | 6 | | 1963; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Mark Anderson worked at several jobs, including | 8 | | one at a travel agency that introduced him to various portions | 9 | | of the European continent, before finding his place as a | 10 | | financial writer at Morningstar in 1997, bringing a creative | 11 | | verve to a dry topic; he graduated from Columbia College with a | 12 | | Bachelor of Arts in Journalism in 2003; he is best known as a | 13 | | writer for NBC's Ward Room, and, through his writing and | 14 | | activism, he played significant roles in the elections of at | 15 | | least one Chicago alderman and a member of the Illinois House | 16 | | of Representatives; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Mark Anderson was both a student and teacher of | 18 | | Chicago history and tavern culture, and a lover in equal | 19 | | measure of rock, jazz, and moments of quiet reflection; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Mark Anderson is survived by his wife, Sarah, and | 21 | | several acts of journalism that reverberate to this day; |
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| 1 | | therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 3 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 4 | | mourn the passing of Mark W. Anderson, and extend our sincere | 5 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 6 | | him; and be it further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to the family of Mark Anderson as an expression of | 9 | | our deepest sympathy.
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